windpipe
Airway to lungs
The windpipe is the tube that carries air from the throat to the lungs—the trachea.
The word appears in contexts involving breathing, choking, or throat injuries: Food went down the wrong pipe, He grabbed her by the windpipe.
A crushed windpipe can be fatal.
Respiratory airway tube
- larynxSpeech-producing throat organ
- pharynxMuscular throat cavity
- epiglottisWindpipe-covering throat cartilage
- bronchiMain lung air passages
cartilage · glottis · cilia · mucosa · esophagus · vocal cords · airway · gullet
Obstruct breathing or airflow
- asphyxiateKill by blocking air
- suffocateKill by blocking air
- stridorTurbulent airway noise
- blockageObstruction halting movement
obstruction · foreign body · aspiration · cough · gag · dislodge · constrict · swelling
Draw air in
- exhaleExpel breath outward
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- oxygenateInfuse with breathable element
- ventilateCirculate fresh air through
gasp · wheeze · lung capacity · oxygen · carbon dioxide · inspiration · expiration · breath
Vocal fold vibration
- vocal cordsSound-producing throat membranes
- speechOral communication ability
- larynxSpeech-producing throat organ
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
hoarseness · raspy · voice box · resonance · pitch · tone · speaking · singing
Insert tracheal tube
- tracheotomyAirway incision procedure
- tracheostomySurgically created airway opening
- stomaBody or leaf opening
- bronchitisInflamed airway disease
asthma · croup · stenosis · endoscopy · bronchoscopy · tube · ventilator · laryngoscope
trachea
Respiratory airway tube
- larynxSpeech-producing throat organ
- pharynxMuscular throat cavity
- epiglottisWindpipe-covering throat cartilage
bronchi · cartilage · glottis · cilia · mucosa · esophagus · vocal cords · airway · gullet · throat
choke
Obstruct breathing or airflow
- asphyxiateKill by blocking air
- suffocateKill by blocking air
- stridorTurbulent airway noise
blockage · obstruction · foreign body · aspiration · cough · gag · dislodge · constrict · swelling
inhale
Draw air in
ventilate · gasp · wheeze · lung capacity · oxygen · carbon dioxide · inspiration · expiration · breath · respiratory
phonation
Vocal fold vibration
- vocal cordsSound-producing throat membranes
- speechOral communication ability
- larynxSpeech-producing throat organ
vocalization · hoarseness · raspy · voice box · resonance · pitch · tone · speaking · singing · vibration
intubate
Insert tracheal tube
- tracheotomyAirway incision procedure
- tracheostomySurgically created airway opening
- stomaBody or leaf opening
bronchitis · asthma · croup · stenosis · endoscopy · bronchoscopy · tube · ventilator · laryngoscope · cricothyrotomy
- respiratory systemlungs, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, airways
- anatomybrain, heart, bones, liver, stomach
- Lungslungs, lung, bronchi, bronchus, alveoli
- Respirationbreathing, lungs, inhalation, inhaling, exhalation
- body part wordsAdam's apple, anklebone, armpit, backbone, belly button
- Neckneck, throat, Adam's apple, larynx, trachea
windpipeesophagus
Food tube to stomach
gullet · food pipe · alimentary canal · digestive tract · oesophagus